61.   Hong Kong, Thailand, Nepal and Tajikstan made their Winter Olympic debut from the far-flung Asian region.

62.   In modern pentathlon Aleksandr Parygin of Kazakhstan won gold on his Olympic debut.

63.   An Olympic debut for the event tempted Park Joo-Bong, regarded as the best all-round doubles player of all time, out of retirement.

64.   Canadians hope to avenge their World Cup finals loss to the United States five months ago when National Hockey League stars make their Olympic debut at Nagano.

65.   Cross-country mountain biking will make its Olympic debut in two years at Atlanta.

66.   Eddie - real name Michael Edwards - had become the darling of the public and the media in the build-up to his Olympic debut.

67.   Feuds with each other and with the International Volleyball Federation have torn apart US beach volleyball players, whose sport is making its Olympic debut.

68.   The Soviet Union made their Olympic debut and promptly knocked Norway off the top, a position the Soviets would occupy for all but two of nine successive Games.

69.   The size will not be appropriate for the Olympic debut of stars in the North American professional ice hockey league.

70.   The youngster grabbed two silvers and two bronze medals when she made her Olympic debut four years ago.